Month: January 2017

Teaching Computers to Recognize Sick Guts: Machine-Learning and the Microbiome

A new proof-of-concept study by researchers from the University of California San Diego succeeded in training computers to “learn” what a healthy versus an unhealthy gut microbiome looks like based on its genetic makeup. Since this can be done by genetically sequencing fecal samples, the research suggests there is great promise for new diagnostic tools that are, unlike blood draws, non-invasive.

Pharmaceuticals Excipients Market Key Trends 2015-2025

A pharmaceutical excipient , also referred as bulking agent, filler, or diluent, is a natural or synthetic substance formulated with the active ingredient of a medication, included in a pharmaceutical dosage form to aid the manufacturing process, to protect, support or enhance stability, or for bioavailability or patient acceptability. They are also helpful in product identification and enhance the overall safety or functionality of the product during storage or use.

Gold Surges Above $1,200 as Details-Shy Trump Weighing on Dollar

Gold futures rallied to a seven-week high as investors flooded back into funds backed by the metal and the dollar declined in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s press conference that provided little detail on his economic stimulus plans. The metal on Thursday rose above $1,200 an ounce for the first time since late November as exchange-traded holdings jumped by the most since the day after the election.

Oil Posts Biggest Two-Day Gain in 6 Weeks as Saudis Make Cuts

Oil climbed, posting the biggest two-day gain in almost six weeks, after Saudi Arabia said it cut production even more than required by an OPEC deal. Futures increased 1.5 percent in New York as Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said the kingdom reduced output to less than 10 million barrels a day, going beyond its obligations under an accord between OPEC and other producers to curb production.

What If Fake Nails Were Soft?

Artist Nadja Buttendorf snagged my attention with an invention that is simultaneously intriguing and skin crawling: soft fingernails. Anyone who’s grown long nails can attest that they come with a host of structural and environmental issues.

pytest-ast-back-to-python 1.0.0

Pytest rewrites the AST of your tests, for the purpose of displaying the subexpressions involved in your assert statements. This plugin converts that rewritten AST back to Python source, and displays it.

Amazon says it will create 100,000 jobs in U.S. by 2018

Amazon says it will create 100,000 jobs in U.S. by 2018 The full-time positions will also provide full benefits, says the tech giant. Check out this story on demingheadlight.com: http://usat.ly/2io33Tb Amazon will create 100,000 full-time jobs in the United States with full benefits over the next 18 months, the tech giant announced in a statement Thursday.

Insider guide to San Francisco’s Exploratorium

The Exploratorium on Pier 15 in San Francisco is a wonderland of experiment and investigation – and quite a bit of play – exploring science, art and human perception. Attempting to offer a guide to the Exploratorium is like herding kinetic molecules in a swirling vortex of mechanics, magnetics, chaotic pendulums and gravity wells, which is probably one of the museum’s exhibits.

Expect More Enterprise Collaboration Acquisitions in 2017

Atlassian’s $425 million acquisition of task management provider Trello this week could signal increased industry consolidation with more enterprise collaboration chat providers buying asynchronous collaboration tools, an analyst told CMSWire. “Vendors that are strong in asynchronous collaboration will probably try to go out and find ways to acquire solutions for synchronous collaboration, and the other way around.

Amazon Expects To Add 100,000 New Jobs By 2018

Amazon.com on Thursday said it would expand its full-time U.S.-based workforce to 280,000 by mid-2018, from 180,000 last year. Over the past five years, Amazon says it’s created more than 150,000 jobs in the U.S., growing its workforce from 30,000 in 2011.

Township moving to internet-based phone system

The township is planning to switch from traditional telephone phone lines to a voice over internet protocol system next month. “With the addition of the new municipal maintenance facility we are reaching the capacity of our phone system and would need to consider an upgrade,” explained CAO Brad McRoberts in a report to council.

Cerri.com AG Shortlisted for 2016-17 Cloud Awards Program

Cerri.com AG is a finalist in the 2016-2017 Cloud Awards Program in the category of Best Project Management Cloud Service for their flagship project management software , Genius Project. Now entering its seventh year, the cloud computing awards program celebrates excellence and innovation in the rapid-growth cloud computing market.

Canadian’s are soft selling innovation

The Impact Centre at the University of Toronto has released a report on the relative emphasis on marketing and sales by mid-sized software companies in Canada and the United States. Many commentators on Canadian innovation focus on either low business expenditures on research and development or a shortage of venture capital funds as the root cause of Canada’s lackluster performance in innovation.

Node.js’ success exposes its weaknesses

Node.js has been a revelation. Initially received as a curiosity, the server-side JavaScript platform has become a juggernaut, in use by tens of thousands of organizations in more than 200 countries, according to the Node.js Foundation.

Inspur Joins Open Compute Project As Platinum Member

OCP was initiated by Facebook in 2011 with the mission to design and enable the delivery of the most efficient server, storage and data center hardware designs for scalable computing — reducing the environmental impact of data centers. Since then, OCP has been consistently innovating around open source contributions for networking, servers, storage and Open Rack.

How 3-D Printing Could Save Automakers Millions of Dollars – Technologue

Kevin Czinger is a car guy-a former U.S. Marine, attorney, and merchant banker whose need for speed inspired the building of an early Mitsubishi Evo with all the go-fast bits. And although he loves raw performance, he knows the future of our crowding planet demands greener approaches to all kinds of transportation, so he helmed the star-crossed Coda electric car venture.

My month with the Surface Book i7 with Performance Base

CIO.com’s Sarah White reflects on her past month using the Microsoft’s top-tier hybrid laptop, the Surface Book i7 with Performance Base. When Microsoft held an event last October , everyone thought it was prepping to announce the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 or Surface Book 2. Instead, we got the new Surface Studio, Windows Creative Update and a beefed-up Surface Book i7 with Performance Base.

HTC phones tell users to wrap up warm

HTC’s latest smartphones use software that studies its owners’ behaviour and plans, and then makes recommendations based of what it has gleaned. The larger of the two devices – the U Ultra is also marked out by the fact it has two separate displays.

360-degree replays at Super Bowl a taste of whata s next

Have you ever wanted to know what Tom Brady sees as he stares down a pass rush, scans the field for an open receiver or brushes his teeth in the morning? Thanks to a 360-degree replay technology called “Be the Player,” Fox TV broadcasters will be able to show a play from virtually any spot in the stadium within minutes of the action taking place. The spin around and zoom “freeD” system has been used at other sporting events – including the NBA and baseball All-Star Games and the Olympics – but this will be the first that goes the last step and shows things from the athlete’s perspective .